ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,463,202, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to TALGA TECHNOLOGIES Ltd. (Cambridge, Great Britain).

"Method for the production of a silicon-graphite composite material" was invented by Fengming Liu (Reading, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for the production of a silicon-graphite composite material, the method comprising subjecting a silicate containing graphite material to a magnesiothermic reduction process and thereby producing a silicon-graphite composite material. The method further provides for the production of a silicon and graphite composite material without the need for pre-synthesis of the silicate containing g...